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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. C85800 Brass

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C85800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.55
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3